The Golden Strategies · Twenty-Four, Avoiding Chaos (with a section on avoiding service)

人有窮通，世有否泰。自嗟薄命，適當離亂之秋；每嘆窮途，聊演變通之易。因錄已驗之卦爻，為決當今之倭寇。承平日久，莫識亂離之苦。不幸海倭竊發，橫行吳越之間，剽掠村落，縱肆淫殺，不忍見聞。

People experience hardship and success, and the world has times of blockage and smoothness. I lament my poor fate, precisely encountering a time of turmoil; often feeling helpless and with no way out, I now interpret this book of change, the Book of Changes. Thus I have recorded the already fulfilled hexagram lines, to judge the current threat of倭寇. After a long period of peace, people have forgotten the suffering of chaos; unfortunately,倭寇 suddenly arose from the sea, rampant in the area of Wu and Yue, plundering villages, committing rape and murder at will, the tragic scenes are unbearable to see or hear.

數年以來，人情洶湧，避亂不暇。有在家而遭其燒劫者，有在途而被其擄掠者。或死非命，或致傷殘，或夫妻之不顧，或父子而相離。割恩舍愛，惟命是逃。然則伯道之棄兒，豈虛語乎！予賴卜筮，未嘗遭遇，此因不幸中之萬幸也。因以平日所驗者，錄述此篇，以為卜倭張本。而凡以患難之慾避者，亦仿其占。云：須憑五類，勿論六神。

In recent years, people have been in a state of fear and confusion, too preoccupied with fleeing to survive: some have been burned and looted in their homes, others have been captured on the road; some have died violently, others have been left disabled, some couples have been unable to care for each other, and some father-son pairs have been separated. People have had to abandon their love and affection, only focusing on preserving their lives and fleeing. Looking at this situation, is the story of Deng Bodao of the Jin dynasty abandoning his children in the chaos not true? I have relied on divination and have not encountered these misfortunes, which is truly a blessing among misfortunes. Therefore, I have recorded the examples that have proven accurate and written this essay, as a fundamental guide for divining the倭患 (Japanese invasion). Anyone encountering difficulties and wishing to avoid them should follow this method. At the beginning, it says: one must rely on the Six Relations and the Five Categories, without needing to consider the Six Spirits.

世之占者，皆以玄武為倭賊，予則以官論。玄武倘臨福德，亦作倭斷耶。故憑五類，勿論六神。鬼位興隆，賊勢必然猖獗；官爻墓絕，人心始得安康。以鬼為倭者，鬼能興災致禍，倭亦傷人害物，故也。旺相發動，勢必猖獗，縱橫出入，莫能御止；若得休囚安靜，日辰動爻又不沖並，則安枕而臥，必無驚恐。

People who practice divination often take "Xuanwu" as representing倭寇, but I use "Guan Gui" to analyze. If Xuanwu is associated with "Fu De", should it also be interpreted as倭寇? Therefore, we should rely on the Six Relations and the Five Categories, rather than the Six Spirits. "Guan Gui flourishing" means that the Official Ghost is strong, and the bandits' power will certainly be rampant; "Guan Yao Mu Jue" means that the Official Ghost is in its tomb and in its decline, and people's hearts can then be at peace. The reason we use Guan Gui to represent倭寇 is that Guan Gui can cause disasters and troubles, just as倭寇 harms people and destroys things, and both share similar characteristics. If Guan Gui is strong and active, the bandits' power will certainly be rampant, moving about freely and causing trouble that cannot be resisted; but if it is weak and quiet, and the Day Branch and the Moving Line do not conflict with it, then one can rest peacefully, with no fear or disturbance.

路上若逢，休出外；宅中如遇，勿歸家。凡占，以卦中二爻為宅，五爻為路。鬼在路上動，出外必遇，不如避於家中；在宅上動，必然在家撞見，不如出外避之。動來刑害，從教智慧也難逃；變入空亡，縱被拘留猶可脫。卦中鬼動，若不傷世，任彼猖獗，不遭其禍；如被刑沖剋害，必難逃避。若變入死墓空絕，則是虎頭蛇尾，雖凶無咎之兆，虛驚則不免焉。若變生旺，妻財等爻，則為可畏。

If the Official Ghost falls on the path, do not go out; if it falls within the house, do not return home. When divining about avoiding chaos, take the second line as the residence and the fifth line as the path. If the Official Ghost moves on the path line, going out will certainly lead to encountering it, so it is better to stay at home. If the Official Ghost moves on the residence line, it will certainly meet you at home, so it is better to go out and avoid it. "Moving to punish and harm" means that the Official Ghost moves to punish and harm the World Line, then no matter how clever you are, you cannot escape. "Transforming into emptiness" means it transforms into an empty state; even if you are caught, you can still escape. If the Official Ghost moves in the卦 and does not harm the World Line, no matter how fierce it is, it will not affect you. If it punishes, collides with, conquers, or harms the World Line, you will certainly have difficulty avoiding it. If it transforms into death, tomb, emptiness, or decline, it is like a tiger's head and snake's tail; although dangerous, there will be no actual disaster, only a false alarm is unavoidable. If it transforms into a flourishing place or transforms into the Wealth line or other lines, that is very dangerous.

日辰制伏，何妨卦裡刑傷；月建臨持，勿謂爻中隱伏。官鬼動來刑剋世爻，固是凶兆。若得動爻日辰剋制之，或沖散合住之，皆謂有救，雖見凶惡，必不為害。惟怕月建日辰帶鬼刑剋世爻，則雖卦中無鬼，亦必遭其毒手。月建為甚，日辰次之，出現則不可當也。

If the day branch restrains it, the harm caused by the trigram's punishment is nothing to worry about; but if the month builder itself brings it along, do not think that because it is hidden in the line it will be harmless. When the official ghost moves and harms the world line, it is certainly a bad omen; but if it is restrained by a moving line or the day branch, or if it is dispersed by a clash, or if it is contained by a combination, these are all considered as having a remedy. Although there is a dangerous situation, it will not cause harm. The most dangerous situation is when the month builder or the day branch themselves bring the official ghost to harm the world line. In such cases, even if the ghost line is not visible in the trigram, one will certainly suffer its harm. The month builder bringing the ghost is the most dangerous, the day branch is next; if the ghost line is clearly present in the trigram, it is even more difficult to resist.

所惡者提起之神，所賴者死亡之地。鬼爻伏藏，固是吉兆。若被動爻日辰沖開飛神，提起伏神，仍被其害。必得鬼伏死墓絕，或臨空亡，則雖提之，亦不能起，方無事也。且如甲申日卜得渙卦，六爻安靜，又無官鬼，豈非吉兆？殊不知本宮己亥鬼，伏於六三空亡爻下，既已透出，又遇申日提起，且又沖剋世爻，所謂變吉為凶，果被婦人引禍及己。蓋申金乃離宮妻財，故也。

The most annoying is the line that lifts the hidden god, while the most dependable is the dead and buried place. When official ghosts are hidden, it is originally a good omen; but if they are lifted by a moving line or the day branch, they still cause harm. It is only when the official ghosts are hidden in the proper dead, tomb, or end place, or fall into the void, that even if they are lifted, they cannot rise again, and thus there is no problem. For example, on a Jiashen day, one divines the Huan hexagram, with all six lines quiet and no official ghosts in the hexagram, which seems like a good omen. But in reality, the Jihai official ghost of the native's palace is hidden under the sixth line in the void, which has already been revealed, and is lifted by the Shen day, and also clashes and controls the world line. This is called turning a good omen into a bad one. Later, a woman indeed brought about misfortune, involving the person himself. The reason is that Shengold is exactly the wife's wealth in the Li palace.

自持鬼墓，墳中不可潛藏；或值水神，舟內猶當仔細。官父自持鬼墓者，如水土墓在辰，鬼在辰爻動是也。凡遇此象，不可避在墳墓中；土鬼皆然，雖宇宙之內，亦不宜也。木鬼：不可避在草木叢中；水鬼：不可避在舟中；金鬼：不可避在寺觀中；火鬼：不可避在窯冶中；水化水，不可避在夾內；乾宮鬼化父，不可避在樓閣中，否則必然遇見。餘當仿此推。

The World Line is sitting on a ghost's tomb, so it cannot hide in a grave; if the Official Ghost is associated with the water deity, it must be especially cautious even when hiding on a boat. What is meant by the Official Line and Parent Line holding a ghost's tomb is that, for example, the tomb of water and soil is in the辰 (Chen) position, and the Official Ghost is moving on the辰 (Chen) line. Whenever such a hexagram appears, one must not hide in a tomb; all earth-related ghosts are the same, and even the slightest earth pit is unsuitable. For wood ghosts, one must not hide among grass and trees; for water ghosts, one must not hide on a boat; for metal ghosts, one must not hide in temples or monasteries; for fire ghosts, one must not hide in kilns, stoves, or forges; if water transforms into water, one must not hide in walls or hidden compartments; if the Official Ghost from the Qian trigram transforms into the Parent Line, one must not hide on a tower or building, otherwise one will certainly be seen. The rest should be understood in the same way.

子爻福德北宜行，午象官爻南勿往。官鬼所臨地，倭寇出入之所，宜避之。如臨午爻，勿往南方類。子孫所臨地，倭寇不到之處，宜往之。如臨子爻，宜往北方類。餘仿此。鬼逢沖散，何須剋制之鄉；福遇空亡，莫若生扶之地。

If the 'Favor and Virtue' is on the Zi yao, it is advantageous to go north; if the 'Official Ghost' is on the Wu yao, one should avoid going south. The direction where the 'Official Ghost' is located is where pirates appear, so one should avoid it: for example, if it is on the Wu yao, one should not go south. The direction where the 'Children' is located is where pirates cannot reach, so one should go there: for example, if it is on the Zi yao, it is advantageous to go north. The rest can be inferred similarly. As for the saying 'When the ghost meets a clash, there is no need to control it; when fortune meets an empty fate, it is better to generate and support it,' this refers to the flexible approach of choosing another direction when the 'Children' cannot be relied upon.

取子孫之地為吉者，以其剋制官爻也。若發動則取之。若福靜官動，而卦有沖散合住官爻者，即以沖合之方為吉。以其為得用之神，故也。若卦無子孫，或落空亡，或衰靜受制，不得其力，而鬼爻又無沖散合住之類者，則取生合世爻之方為吉；但不宜在鬼爻刑剋沖害之地耳。

The reason for taking the direction of theChildren (Children) as auspicious is that theChildren can control theOfficial Ghost (Official Ghost). If theChildren is active, then its direction is naturally chosen. If theChildren is quiet while theOfficial Ghost is active, and there is another line in the hexagram that dispels or harmonizes with theOfficial Ghost, then the direction of that line which dispels or harmonizes with theOfficial Ghost is considered auspicious, because it is the useful deity at this time. If the hexagram has noChildren, or if theChildren is in a void, or is weak, quiet, and restrained, and we cannot rely on its power, and theOfficial Ghost is not restrained by being dispelled, harmonized, or otherwise controlled, then we should take the direction that generates and harmonizes with theWorld Line (World Line) as auspicious. However, it should not fall in the direction that is harmed, controlled, conflicted with, or harmed by theOfficial Ghost.

旺興內卦，終來本境橫行；凡占倭夷到此地否，若官在本宮內卦發動，必到此地；在他宮外卦，則不入我境。內卦持世，值到宅邊；內卦應臨，雖來不入我室；卦身臨之，彼此俱遭其禍。動化退神，必往他鄉剽掠。官鬼發動，其勢必來。若化退神，乃是往於他處劫掠也；如化進神，倭必速到，宜早避之。

The Official Ghost is strong and active within the inner trigram, so the thief will eventually come to the local area. When predicting whether倭寇 will arrive at this place, if the Official Ghost is active within the inner trigram of the hexagram, they will definitely come; if it is active in another hexagram's outer trigram, they will not enter our territory. If the inner trigram holds the current situation, the thief will arrive near the residence; if the inner trigram is in the responding position, the thief may come but will not enter the house. If the hexagram body is associated with the Official Ghost, both sides will suffer. "Moving into a Retreating God" means the Official Ghost is active and transforms into a Retreating God, indicating the thief will definitely go elsewhere to plunder. When the Official Ghost is active, the thief's force will certainly come; if it transforms into a Retreating God, they will move to another place to plunder; if it transforms into an Advancing God, the倭寇 will definitely arrive soon, and one should prepare to escape early.

官連旺福合生身，反凶為吉；官爻發動克世，必遭毒手。若得化出子孫，或化子財，反來生合世身者，必然因禍致福。或得財物，或得子女。陽化陰財刑剋世，弄假成真。官爻發動，不傷世爻；而化妻財，反傷世爻者；必因貪得財物，而惹禍也。若陽鬼化陰財，陰鬼化陽財，須防倭賊假裝婦人，哄誘鄉民，因而遇之，不能避也。得世在空避之，庶幾可脫。

The official ghost is connected to a prosperous and strong child line, which then generates and harmonizes with the world line, turning a bad situation into a good one. If the official line moves and controls the world line, it would normally result in certain harm; but if it transforms into a child line, or into a child line and wealth line, and then generates and harmonizes with the world line and the hexagram body, it will certainly result in turning misfortune into good fortune, or gaining wealth, or gaining children. However, if a yang official transforms into a yin wealth line, it is the opposite situation: pretending to be something else leads to real trouble. The official line moving normally does not harm the world line, but if it transforms into a wealth line, it will harm the world line, which means that one will certainly suffer misfortune due to greed for wealth. If a yang official transforms into a yin wealth line, or a yin official transforms into a yang wealth line, one should be cautious of倭寇 pretending to be women, deceiving villagers and causing them to fall into traps. In such cases, one can only escape by having the world line fall into an empty position.

賊興三合爻中，必投陷井；卦有三合爻動，最怕鬼動其中，或會成鬼局，必主倭夷四邊合來。雖欲避之，前遭後遇，左沖右撞，不能脫離。卦有兩鬼俱動克世，亦然。三合兄局，身雖無事，財物失散。三合父局，小兒仔細。三合財局，生合世爻，反主得財；刑剋世爻，則主父母失散。三合子局，則傷鬼最吉也。

A thief's force arises among the Triple Harmony lines, and a person is certain to fall into a trap. If the Triple Harmony line is activated in the divination, the most dangerous situation is when the Official Ghost moves among them, forming an Official Ghost situation, which definitely indicates that倭寇 will surround from all sides: even if one tries to escape, one will meet obstacles ahead and behind, and be caught in a dilemma on both sides, unable to escape. If two Officials move together to attack the World Line, the situation is the same. If the Triple Harmony forms a Siblings situation, the person may be safe, but will lose wealth; if it forms a Parents situation, one should be especially careful about the children; if it forms a Wealth situation and generates and harmonises with the World Line, it indicates gaining wealth, but if it harms the World Line, it indicates losing contact with the parents; if it forms a Children situation, it will harm the Official Ghost, which is the most auspicious.

身在六旬空處，終脫樊籠。身世空亡，雖見刑剋，不能為害，避空故也。如癸亥日卜得損之臨卦，日辰扶助官鬼，動克世爻，並無救制，豈非凶兆？然而世坐空亡，果應無事。官鬼臨身，任爾潛蹤猶撞見；官爻持世，乃是倭賊臨身，如何可避？如被捉去而占，亦不能脫彼而回。

The hexagram body falls in the empty place of the current ten-day period, and eventually one can escape from the confinement. When the body line and the world line fall into the empty place, even if there are punishments or conflicts, they will not harm the person, because falling into the empty place allows one to avoid them. For example, if on a Guihai day one divines the损卦 changing into the临卦, the day branch supports the official ghost, the official ghost becomes active and attacks the world line, and there is no rescue or control within the hexagram, is this not a凶兆? However, the world line is exactly sitting on the empty place, and the result is indeed safe and uneventful. "Official ghost on the body" is the opposite situation, where the official ghost is on the world line, no matter how one hides, one will still be caught. If the official line holds the world line, it is like pirates sticking to one's body, how can one escape? If one has already been captured and then divines, one cannot escape back.

子孫持世，縱然對面不相逢。子孫持世，不動亦吉，發動尤妙。若臨月建，或帶日辰，或在旁爻旺動，皆吉。卦中雖有鬼動，亦不足畏。大怕空亡，則不幹事。兄變官爻，切恐鄉人劫掠；卦中無鬼，或落空亡，而遇兄動變出者，須防鄰人乘機劫盜財物，非真倭賊也。兄在內卦，近鄰人；在外卦，遠方人也。

When the Children's hexagram holds the world position, even if the thief passes by face to face, they will not meet. When the Children's hexagram holds the world position, it is auspicious even if it does not move; if it does move, it is even better. If the Children's hexagram is on the month builder, or accompanied by the day branch, or is strong and active in an adjacent line, these are all auspicious signs. At this time, even if the Official Ghost hexagram moves in the chart, it is not something to fear. The most dangerous situation is when the Official Ghost falls into the empty position, which is ineffective. "Brother changes to Official Ghost" refers to the Brother's hexagram changing into the Official Ghost. One should be cautious of neighbors taking advantage of the chaos to plunder. If the chart originally has no Official Ghost, or if the Official Ghost is in the empty position, but the Brother's hexagram moves and transforms into the Official Ghost, one should be wary of neighbors taking the opportunity to steal property. This is not referring to real倭寇 (Japanese pirates). If the Brother's hexagram is in the inner hexagram, it refers to nearby neighbors; if it is in the outer hexagram, it refers to people from afar.

財連鬼殺，須防臧獲私藏。卦中無鬼，財變官爻者，恐是家中奴婢，假妝倭子，劫掠財物，或在亂中被其藏匿也。在外卦，乃鄰里婦人。日辰沖剋財爻，妻奴失散，動象刑傷福德，兒女拋離。官鬼動，必有驚險。不拘日辰動爻，被其傷處，即不太平。如沖剋財爻，主妻奴失散。沖剋子孫，主兒女拋離之象。

The wealth line is connected to the official ghost and凶s, so one must be cautious about servants stealing property at home. If the divination does not contain the official ghost, but the wealth line transforms into the official ghost, it is likely that servants are pretending to be倭寇 to rob property, or they have hidden the belongings during the chaos; if it is in the outer trigram, then it refers to women from neighboring households. "Day branch clashes and controls the wealth line" means the day branch attacks the wealth line, indicating the wife and servants have become separated; "the moving line injures virtue and fortune" means the moving line injures the children, indicating the children have been separated. When the official ghost moves, there will certainly be danger; whether it is the day branch or the moving line, wherever it injures, there will be unrest: if it clashes and controls the wealth line, the wife and servants will be missing; if it clashes and controls the children, it indicates the children have been separated.

火動克身，恐有燎毛之苦；水興傷世，必成滅首之凶。卦中火加凶殺，動來克世，主有火燒之禍。火帶財爻，或化妻財，或卦無父母，或父落空亡，房屋必成灰燼。若水加凶殺克世，主有溺水之患；更遇世衰無救，必至溺死。水帶父母動於外卦，則受風雨淋漓之苦。

A fire line that moves and attacks the self line indicates the possibility of suffering burns to the hair and skin; a strong water line that harms the self line will certainly bring about a dangerous flood. If the fire line in the hexagram is combined with evil stars and attacks the self line, it indicates a fire disaster. If the fire line is associated with wealth, or transforms into wealth, or if there is no parent line in the hexagram, or the parent line is in a void state, then the house will certainly be reduced to ashes. If the water line is combined with evil stars and attacks the self line, it indicates the danger of drowning; if the self line is weak and without support, it will certainly result in death by drowning. If the water line is accompanied by the parent line and the outer trigram is active, then one will suffer from the hardship of being exposed to wind and rain.

父若空亡，包裹須防失脫；妻如落陷，財物當慮遺亡。父爻空亡，包裹必然亡失；不然，則父母有不測之禍。財空，財物恐有失散；不然，則妻妾有不測之禍。子孫空亡，憂小口；兄弟空亡，憂手足。以上避空則勿斷，惟官鬼空亡為大吉。

If the father's hexagram falls into an empty position, there is a risk of losing luggage and packages; if the wife's wealth hexagram is trapped, there is concern about losing property. If the father's hexagram is empty, the packages will certainly be lost; otherwise, there may be unexpected troubles with the parents. If the wealth hexagram is empty, property is likely to be scattered or lost; otherwise, there may be unexpected troubles with the wife or concubine. If the descendants' hexagram is empty, worry about the children; if the brothers' hexagram is empty, worry about the siblings. The above situations should not be interpreted this way if they fall under 'avoiding emptiness.' The only exception is when the official ghost hexagram is empty, which is a great blessing.

五位交重，兩處身家無下落；凡遇五世及游魂卦，世爻發動，脫身在外；東奔西走，避亂不暇。身宅兩處，不顧財業。更遇日辰動爻沖散世爻，必無安身下落之處。空動尤甚。六沖亂動，一家骨肉各東西。八純六沖卦，六爻亂動者，主父子夫妻，兄弟骨肉，各自逃命，不能聚於一處。六合卦，雖離，一家骨肉，必不分散。以上五條，必須卦有官動，方有此象。不動，不可亂言。

The fifth line is activated with "intersection" and "repetition," indicating that neither the person nor the family has a place to settle. Whenever the fifth line or a wandering soul hexagram occurs and the world line is activated, the person has already left home, running around in all directions, unable to take shelter; the person and the family are separated, unable to take care of property and wealth. If the day branch and the moving line further conflict and scatter the world line, then there will be no place to settle at all; if the movement results in emptiness, it is even worse. The phrase "six clashes cause family members to be scattered in different directions" refers to the ominous situation in a hexagram of six clashes where all six lines are in disorder. In both the eight pure hexagrams and the six clash hexagrams, if all six lines are in disorder, it indicates that family members such as father and son, husband and wife, and brothers will each flee for survival and cannot gather together. However, in a hexagram of six harmonies, even if they are temporarily separated, the family members will eventually reunite. The above five points only appear when the official ghost line is activated in the hexagram; if the official ghost line is not activated, do not make such interpretations.

福臨鬼位刑沖帶殺，則官兵不道；子動固吉兆。若帶刑害虎蛇等殺，沖剋世爻，而又變出官鬼者，乃是官兵乘亂擄掠，非關倭寇事也。子孫雖不傷世，化鬼卻來刑剋者，亦然。且如五月戊寅日，有卜倭，得明夷之謙卦。二鬼俱靜，子孫獨發，皆欣喜。予獨戒其，慎之。蓋子孫雖動，被日辰扶起克世，則非吉兆。況變官爻，繫是世墓；世臨病爻，謂之帶病入墓，其凶可知。但官從子化出，必非倭夷之禍，乃官兵之禍也。已而果然。

TheChildren falls in the position of the official ghost and carries punishments and clashes along withInauspicious Sha, meaning the misfortune comes from the lawless soldiers. Although theChildren moving is a good omen, if it carries punishments, harm and theInauspicious Sha such as White Tiger and Tengshe to clash and control the world line, and transforms into official ghosts, then it indicates that the soldiers take advantage of the chaos to plunder, not related to倭寇. Even if theChildren does not harm the world line, as long as it transforms into an official ghost that controls the world line, it is still dangerous. For example, on the fifth month, on the day of Wuyin, someone asked about the situation with倭寇 and got the Mingyi hexagram transforming into the Qian hexagram. In the hexagram, the two official ghosts are quiet, only theChildren moves alone, everyone is happy, but I advised him to be cautious. Because although theChildren moves, it is supported by the day branch and goes to control the world line, which is not a good omen; moreover, the official line transformed is the墓 of the world line, and the world line is also in the position of disease, which is called carrying disease into the墓, the danger is obvious. However, since the official ghosts come from theChildren, it is concluded that it is not the disaster caused by倭寇, but the disaster caused by the soldiers. Later, it indeed came true.

官變兄爻克合傷財，則妻妾遭淫。官爻發動，刑剋世爻，合住財爻，則身被擒獲，妻遭淫汙；如不傷世，而但合住財爻者，身雖無事，妻必被辱也。更化兄爻，既奸而又不放回也；若鬼雖不合妻財，而化兄帶合剋制者，亦然。子化官合財，恐受官兵之辱也。財化子必不順從。

The official ghost changes into the siblings line and then comes to control the world line and combines with the wealth line, indicating that the wife or concubine will be defiled. If the official line is activated and controls the world line while also combining with the wealth line, it means the person himself will be captured and the wife will be defiled; if it does not control the world line but only combines with the wealth line, then the person himself will be unharmed, but the wife will certainly suffer disgrace. If it further changes into the siblings line, it means that after the defilement, the wife will not be returned. Even if the official line does not combine with the wealth line but changes into the siblings line with combination and control, the situation is the same. If the children line changes into the official line to combine with the wealth line, it is likely to suffer humiliation from the military. If the wealth line changes into the children line, the woman will certainly refuse to be obedient.

妻去生扶，只為貪財翻作禍；鬼爻發動，最喜休囚死絕，決無深傷。若有財動生扶，必為貪彼財物，而惹成禍患也。世以己言，應以人言。若在旁爻，及日辰帶財者，又是婦人引惹禍來，非為財物也。在內卦，自家妻妾；在外卦，是他家婦人。

The Wealth line goes to support the Official Ghost, but due to greed for wealth, it brings about misfortune. When the Official Ghost moves, it is best if it is weak and confined, for then there will be no serious harm. If the Wealth line moves to support it, it is because of greed for the other's wealth, leading to trouble. If the Wealth line is in the World Line, it indicates self; if in the Response Line, it indicates others. If the Wealth line is in another line or if the Day Branch carries wealth, it suggests trouble caused by a woman, not for wealth. If Wealth is in the Inner Trigram, it refers to one's own wife or concubine; if in the Outer Trigram, it refers to another woman.

子來沖動，皆因兒哭惹成災。官鬼安靜，幸也。若被子孫沖動，必有小兒啼哭，因而知覺，乃被其害。世爻沖動，自身惹災；應爻沖動，他人惹禍；兄爻沖動，同伴惹禍；日辰沖動，亦然。

The Children line agitates the Official Ghost, which is due to children crying causing trouble. The Official Ghost was originally quiet, which was fortunate; but if it is disturbed by the Children line, it must be because of children crying, leading to the discovery by thieves and thus causing harm. If the World Line disturbs it, it is because of one's own misfortune; if the Response Line disturbs it, it is due to someone else's trouble; if the Siblings line disturbs it, it is due to a companion's misfortune; if the Day Branch disturbs it, it is the same.

得值六親生旺，雖陷何妨；如臨四絕刑傷，逢屯即死。凡動爻日辰傷克，必有災咎。若受傷之爻，生旺而有氣，縱有驚險，不致傷命。惟怕臨於四絕之地，或在月令衰弱之爻，一克即倒，必然喪命。

The six relations if in a strong and flourishing state, even if they are harmed by an enemy, will not cause much harm; but if they are in the four dead positions and also suffer from punishments and injuries, they will be doomed when encountering difficulties. Any yao that is harmed by a moving line or the day branch will certainly bring disaster; but if the injured yao is strong and vital, even though there is danger, it will not lead to death. The most dangerous situation is when the yao is in the four dead positions or is weak due to the month's influence, then a single harm will cause death.

如五月庚寅日，卜得大壯之小過卦，日辰妻財，生扶動鬼，刑沖子孫，又克兄弟，果被獲去，一弟一子。然子坐絕地，而夏月庚金正弱，兄臨土爻正旺，所以子死菲命，而弟得回來也。世爻亦被動爻沖剋，而無事者，世得避空，故也。

For example, on the day of Gengyin in the fifth lunar month, one divines the卦 of Da Zhuang changing to Xiao Guo. The day branch isWealth, which goes to generate and support the moving official ghost, while also punishing and clashing with the children, and controlling the brothers. As a result, a brother and a son are both captured. However, the children are in the绝 position, and the Geng metal in summer is naturally weak. The earth line of the brothers is in a prosperous and strong position, so the son dies, but the brother returns. As for the world line, which is also punished and clashed by the moving line, it remains unharmed because the world line is able to fall into the empty position to avoid the effect.

世遇亂離，既已逐爻而決矣；時遭患難，亦當隨象以推之。平居無事，何暇占卜？倘或刑戮所加，戶役所累，或官府擒拿，仇家報復，或禍起於無辜，殃生於不測，苟不避之，終為所害。是以不能無避難之占也。然大概與避亂相似。故並附於此。

When one is caught in chaos and turmoil, the previous hexagram has already been interpreted爻 by爻; when encountering difficulties in ordinary times, one should also follow the hexagram to deduce. In times of peace and safety, there is no need for divination. However, if one faces punishment, is burdened by household duties, or is pursued by officials or avengers, or if misfortune arises from innocence or unexpected circumstances, these matters cannot be avoided without suffering their consequences. Therefore, there must be a method of divination to avoid calamity. It is generally similar to the method of avoiding chaos, so it is included here together.

最怕官爻克世，則必難迴避；不拘脫役避禍，若遇官鬼動來刑沖剋世，皆不可避，持世亦難。必須鬼爻空亡，或不上卦，或衰絕不動，然後為吉。若鬼雖空絕安靜，卻遇本宮官鬼伏於世下者，目下無事，日後必然舉發。

The most feared situation is when the official ghost line comes to control the world line, and there is no way to avoid it. Whether it is to escape from service or to avoid misfortune, if the official ghost line becomes active and comes to attack, clash with, or control the world line, it cannot be avoided. Even if the official ghost line is in the position of the world line, it is still difficult to escape. Only when the official ghost line is in an empty and declining state, or not present in the hex, or weak and not active, can it be considered auspicious. If the official ghost line is empty and quiet, but there is another official ghost line from the same group hidden beneath the world line, there will be no problem at present, but trouble will certainly arise later.

大宜福德臨身，則終可逃生。子為解神。若臨身世，或在旁爻發動，或值月建日辰，則雖遇官鬼，亦不妨事。大怕空亡墓絕，或被父動剋制，則為無用。官化父沖，必有文書挨捕；父母旺動，名字已入憲冊，必有官批在外；鬼爻亦動，事體正急，宜速避之。父化官、官化父，刑剋世爻者，必著公差挨捕，宜慎防之。世爻空亡，雖捕不獲。

It is most favorable for the "Fortune Virtue" to be on the self爻. In that case, one can ultimately escape. The "Children" are the deities that relieve calamity: if they are on the self爻 or world line, or if they are active on other yao, or if they are aligned with the month builder or day branch, then even if one meets the "Official Ghost," it will not be a problem. The most feared situation is when the "Children" fall into an empty state, enter a tomb, reach a dead end, or are restrained by the "Parents" yao. In such cases, they will be of no use. "Official Ghost transforming into Parents and conflicting" means that the Official Ghost transforms into the Parents and conflicts with the world line, which indicates there will be official documents and arrests. If the Parents yao are strong and active, it means the name has already been recorded in the official records, and there will certainly be an arrest order. If the Official Ghost is also active, the situation is urgent, and one should escape quickly. If the Parents transform into the Official Ghost or the Official Ghost transforms into the Parents and they conflict with the world line, there will certainly be constables searching house to house, and one must be cautious. If the world line falls into an empty state, then even if there is an arrest, one will not be caught.

日沖官散，必多親友維持。卦中官動，固難逃避。若得日辰動爻沖散之，或剋制合住之，必有心腹親友，與我周旋幹事，或解釋、或阻擋，不使之累我也。要知何人，以沖合制鬼之爻定之。鬼帶月建，雖阻無益。

The day branch disperses the official ghost, indicating that many relatives and friends will intervene. When the official ghost is active in the hexagram, it is usually difficult to avoid; however, if the day branch or a moving line can disperse, control, or harmonize with the official ghost, then there must be a close relative or friend who will actively help, mediate, or prevent the misfortune from affecting me. To determine who this person is, look at the line that disperses, controls, or harmonizes with the official ghost. If the official ghost is accompanied by the month builder, then even with intervention, it will be of no help.

鬼伏而兄弟沖提，禍由骨肉；鬼爻動，要見沖合；鬼爻靜，怕見沖合。如兄弟沖動鬼來刑剋世爻，是自家骨肉，搜蹤捕跡，恐難逃避。若鬼伏藏，而遇動爻，日辰沖開提起者，亦以六親，定其害我之人。世爻自去提起者，必是自不小心，撞見之也。

The Official Ghost is hidden but is attacked and stirred up by the Siblings, causing trouble from within the family. When the Official Ghost moves, it should be restrained by a conflict or a conjunction; when it is still, it is afraid of being disturbed by a conflict or a conjunction. For example, if the Siblings line moves and attacks the Official Ghost, which then harms the World Line, this indicates that family members are searching for the trouble, and it is hard to avoid. If the Official Ghost was originally hidden but is stirred up by a moving line or the Day Branch, it should still be judged according to the Six Relations to determine who is causing harm. If the World Line itself brings up the Official Ghost, then it must be due to one's own carelessness, accidentally causing trouble.

官靜而旁爻刑剋，事出吏書。鬼動，其事必由官府；鬼靜，而卦中動爻日辰刑剋世爻者，乃是下司本局，自作主張，或是仇家陷害也。若化兄爻，或卦中兄兼動者，是欲索詐財物也。

The Official Ghost is quiet but another line comes to刑克 it, meaning the matter involves the officials and clerks in the government office. If the Official Ghost moves, the matter definitely comes from the government office; if the Official Ghost is quiet, and the moving line or the day branch刑克 the World Line, then it is the people in the subordinate office acting on their own or being framed by enemies. If it transforms into the Siblings line, or the Siblings line also moves in the卦, then it indicates an intention to extort money.

應若遭傷當累眾；官鬼傷克應爻，必然累及親友。日辰刑剋應爻，亦然。妻如受克定傷財。妻財如遇兄弟動，必主破費財物。財爻合住官爻，或沖散官鬼，或化子剋制官鬼，皆宜用財買求，方得無事。

If the response line is injured, it will certainly cause trouble for many people. If the official ghost line injures the response line, it will definitely affect relatives and friends; if the day branch injures the response line, it is the same. "If the wife is harmed, it will certainly lead to financial loss" means that if the wealth line is harmed, there will definitely be financial loss: if the wealth line meets the siblings line, it will certainly result in spending money. If the wealth line combines with the official line, or if it disperses the official ghost line, or if it transforms into the children line to control the official ghost line, in these cases, it is advisable to use money to smooth things over in order to avoid misfortune.

偏喜六爻安靜，六爻不動，鬼爻無沖並者，患難可避，戶役可脫，大吉之兆。又宜一卦無官。無鬼，則無官主張，事必平安。空亡亦吉。或身世之逢空，世爻空亡，百事消散，縱有鬼動，亦不妨事。《海底眼》之世空世動其憂脫，正謂此。

This method particularly favors the situation where the six lines are all still. If none of the lines move, and the official ghost is not being冲 or 并, then difficulties can be avoided and officials can be escaped from, which is a great auspicious sign. Next, it is favorable if there is no official ghost in the hexagram: without a ghost, there is no official authority controlling the matter, and the matter will certainly be safe; even if the official ghost falls into the empty position, it is also considered auspicious. Thirdly, if the body line and the world line meet the empty position: if the world line falls into the empty position, all matters will dissipate, and even if the official ghost moves, it will not cause any trouble. The "Underwater Eye" says that when the world line falls into the empty position or when the world line moves, the worries will be resolved, which refers exactly to this situation.

或用神之得地。卦中得用之神旺相有氣，不逢刑剋沖害，不化死墓空絕，皆為得地，必得此人之力。如占避居何處，亦以此方為吉。如鬼爻發動，得父爻合住，則父爻為用神也。餘仿此。天來大事也無防，海樣深仇何足慮。此二句，總結上四條。卦中有一象。決然無事也。事有百端，理無二致。潛心玩索，若能融會貫通，據理推占，自得圓神不滯。

Another auspicious sign is when the useful god is in a favorable position. If the useful god selected in the hexagram is prosperous and strong, has vitality, is not harmed by刑, 克, 冲, or 害, and is not transformed into death, tomb, emptiness, or decline, it is called being in a favorable position. It is certain to receive assistance from the person represented by this line. If the question is about where to hide, the direction where this line is located is considered auspicious. For example, if the official ghost moves but is restrained by the father line, then the father line becomes the useful god, and the rest follows the same logic. "Heavenly affairs are of no concern, and deep hatred is nothing to worry about" summarizes the above four points: as long as the hexagram contains any one of these signs, there will certainly be no problems. There are thousands of things in the world, but the principles are the same. As long as one diligently studies and explores, and can integrate and understand them, one can naturally make accurate predictions based on reason, being flexible and unobstructed.

寬以御眾，侮慢斯加；嚴以治人，逃亡遂起。故雖大聖之有容，尚謂小人之難養。須察用爻，方知實跡。用爻者，妻妾奴婢逃亡，看財爻類是也。若臨午地，必往南方；或化寅爻，轉移東北。

A person who is lenient and kind to others will find that subordinates become lazy and disrespectful; whereas a person who is strict in governing subordinates will see people fleeing. Therefore, even the great sages have said that it is difficult to keep small people under control. To predict escape, one must carefully examine the useful god, in order to know the truth. The useful god refers to the wealth hexagram when wife, concubine, servant or maid runs away, and according to the status of the person who has run away, the corresponding six relations are taken. If the useful god is on the wu hexagram, the person will definitely go south; if it changes to the yin hexagram, then he has moved to the northeast.

凡占逃亡，用爻安靜，以所臨之地為逃亡去向。如坎北方，午南方類。用爻發動，以變爻定其方向。如臨午動變出寅，可言初去在南方，今移於東北方也。獨發之爻，亦可定方。六爻安靜，卦無主象，則以應爻定之。

When divining about someone who has run away, if the useful god is still, then the direction is determined by the position where the useful god falls. For example, if it falls on Kan, then the direction is north; if it falls on Wu, then the direction is south. If the useful god is active, then the direction is determined by the changing line. For instance, if the useful god falls on Wu and changes to Yin, then it can be said that the person first ran to the south, and now has moved to the northeast. If only one line is active among the six, that line can be used to determine the direction. If all six lines are still and there is no main image to refer to, then the response line is used to determine the direction.

木屬震宮，都邑京城之內；金居兌象，庵院寺觀之中。用爻在乾宮：尊長家，或在父族，或隱於樓閣上。坎宮：兄弟家，或在船上，或水亭中。艮宮：少男家，或在山間，或在高崗煙去處，或石匠人家。震宮：竹木林中，或鬍鬚人處，或城市間。離官：姊妹妯娌家，或窯冶所在。金爻，銅鐵匠家。巽宮：花園蔬圃之內，死絕柴草之中，或在賣履織蓆之家。坤宮：老陰人家，或在母族，或在曠野墳墓去處。兌宮：在女人家，旺相寺觀中，休囚庵院內。更宜通變，不可執滯。

The useful god belongs to wood and is located in the Zhen trigram, indicating the person is hiding in a city or capital. If the useful god belongs to metal and is located in the Dui trigram, the person is hiding in a monastery, temple, or shrine. Detailed analysis by trigrams: if the useful god is in the Qian trigram, the person is hiding in the home of an elder or within the father's family, or in a tower or building. If in the Kan trigram, the person is hiding in the home of a sibling, on a boat, or in a pavilion by water. If in the Gen trigram, the person is hiding in the home of a young man, in the mountains, on a high hill with smoke rising, or in the home of a stonecutter. If in the Zhen trigram, the person is hiding in a bamboo and timber forest, with a man who has a beard, or in the city. If in the Li trigram, the person is hiding in the home of a sister or a妯娌, in a kiln, forge, or metal workshop; if it is a metal trigram, then in the home of a blacksmith or ironworker. If in the Xun trigram, the person is hiding in a garden or vegetable patch, in a pile of dead firewood, or in the home of a shoemaker or mat weaver. If in the Kun trigram, the person is hiding in the home of an old woman, within the mother's family, or in the wilderness near graves. If in the Dui trigram, the person is hiding in a woman's home; if prosperous and strong, in a temple or shrine; if weak and confined, in a monastery or shrine. The above should be applied flexibly and not rigidly followed.

鬼墓交重，廟宇中間隱匿；休囚死絕，墳陵左右潛藏。用持鬼墓，其人必在聖堂神廟中；死絕無氣，則在墳墓左右。用爻入墓化墓，乃在人家牆圈內住；不然，亦主深居不出而難尋。

The useful god is in the ghost's tomb position and falls on the 'crossing' and 'repeating' moving lines, indicating the person is hidden in a temple or shrine; if the useful god is weak and confined, then the person is hiding near a tomb. When the useful god is in the ghost's tomb or transforms into the ghost's tomb, the person is living within someone's courtyard fence; if not, then the person is reclusive and difficult to find.

如逢四庫，當究五行；四庫：辰戌丑未是。如用爻屬木，卦有未動類。凡遇墓庫，不可一例推。如辰為水土庫，必在水邊墓側人家。戌為火庫，乃在寺廟香火去處。丑為金庫，是在銅鐵銀匠家，或在冶坊內。未為木庫，則在園林柴草間，或木工蔑匠之家。以上用臨土爻，亦依此斷。凡占逃亡盜賊，若遇墓爻，決難尋覓。直待沖破墓爻月日，方可覓。

If four storage places are encountered, one should further investigate the Five Phases. The four storage places refer to Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei. For example, if the useful god belongs to wood, and the hexagram contains the Wei hexagram moving. Whenever a storage place is encountered, it should not be treated in the same way. Chen is the storage for water and earth; people must be living near water or by a tomb. Xu is the storage for fire; people are in places of temple incense and flame. Chou is the storage for metal; people are in the homes of copper, iron, silver craftsmen, or in metalworking workshops. Wei is the storage for wood; people are in gardens or among firewood and grass, or in the homes of carpenters and bamboo workers. The same method applies when the useful god is on an earth hexagram. Whenever predicting about missing persons or thieves, if a storage hexagram is encountered, it is certainly difficult to find them. One must wait until the month and day that break the storage hexagram before they can be found.

倘伏五鄉，豈宜一類。卦無主象，須看伏在何爻下，便知其人在於何處。如伏鬼下，在管倉庫家中；旺加月建，官戶人家；休囚無氣，公吏人家。伏父下，叔伯父母尊長家，不然在手藝人家。伏兄下，兄弟姊妹，相識朋友家。伏財下，奴婢妻妾陰人處，或富戶人家。伏子下，在寺觀中，卑幼處也。又如伏於鬼墓下，不在廟宇中，則在寺庵內。又如伏於財庫爻下，不在倉庫中，則在富豪家也。

If the useful god is hidden under another line, the situations in different places will vary. If the hexagram lacks a main image, one should look at which line the useful god is hidden under to determine where the person is located. If it is hidden under the official ghost line, it is likely in a household managing a storehouse; if the official ghost is prosperous and strong and also receives the month builder, it is a household with an official position; if the official ghost is weak and confined, it is a household of a government clerk. If it is hidden under the parents line, it is likely in the household of an uncle, aunt, or respected elder, or otherwise in a craftsman's household. If it is hidden under the siblings line, it is likely in the household of brothers and sisters or acquaintances. If it is hidden under the wealth line, it is likely in the household of servants, concubines, or other women, or in a wealthy household. If it is hidden under the children line, it is likely in a temple or monastery, or in the household of a younger person. Also, if it is hidden under the ghost's tomb line, it is not in a temple but in a monastery or temple. If it is hidden under the wealth storage line, it is not in a warehouse but in a wealthy household.

木興水象，定乘舟揖而逃；用爻屬木，在坎宮動者，必乘舟逃去。木化水，水化木，或木在水宮動，或水動木宮者，皆然。用爻若臨火土，乃是陸地潛行。用爻沖動水爻，涉水逃去；沖動火爻，踰牆越籬而去；水爻刑剋用爻，必曾溺水。

The wood hexagram is strong and falls within the water image, indicating that this person must have escaped by boat. If the useful god belongs to wood and initiates action in the kan palace, he certainly escaped by boat; when wood transforms into water or water transforms into wood, or when the wood hexagram initiates action in the water palace or the water hexagram initiates action in the wood palace, it is the same situation. If the useful god is accompanied by the fire hexagram or the earth hexagram, then he must have fled secretly on land. If the useful god triggers the water hexagram, he escaped by water; if it triggers the fire hexagram, he climbed over walls to escape; if the water hexagram is in conflict with the useful god, then this person must have fallen into water before.

動合伏財，必拐婦人而去。用爻動來與本宮財爻作合，其人必拐婦人逃去。財若伏於世下，必是妻妾；應爻下，鄰家婦人；在旁爻，使令女子。主象變出之爻，與卦中財合者，亦然。若婦人逃亡，遇財官相合，亦是暗約情人而去也。

The useful god moves to combine with the hidden wealth line, indicating that the person definitely took the woman and ran away together. If the useful god moves and combines with the wealth line in its own palace, it means that the person took the woman and ran away. If the wealth line is hidden beneath the world line, it refers to his own wife; if hidden beneath the response line, it refers to a woman from a neighboring family; if located on another line, it refers to a servant girl. The line that changes and combines with the wealth line in the hexagram also applies in the same way. If the one who ran away was the woman, and she meets the wealth line combining with the official line, it means she secretly met her lover and ran away together.

內近外遠生世，則終有歸期；用爻在本宮內卦，人在本地，或在宗族之中。初爻在鄰里，二爻在鄉黨。本宮外卦，本府別縣去。他宮內卦，外縣交界處。他宮外卦，別府州縣。更在六爻，遠方逃去。若臨世上，其人未曾出窟。最喜生世合世，其人雖去，常思故里。日後當自歸，尋亦易見也。

The useful god within the inner trigram is nearby, while within the outer trigram it is far away; as long as it comes to generate the world line, it will eventually return. If the useful god is in the inner trigram of its own palace, the person is still in the local area or within the clan; if it is in the first line, the person is in the neighborhood; if it is in the second line, the person is in the hometown. If the useful god is in the outer trigram of its own palace, the person has gone to another county within the same prefecture; if it is in the inner trigram of another palace, the person is at the border of another county; if it is in the outer trigram of another palace, the person is in another prefecture, county, or state; if it is in the sixth line, the person has fled to a distant place. If the useful god is on the world line, the person has not yet left home. It is most favorable if the useful god generates or harmonizes with the world line; in such a case, although the person has left, they often think of their hometown, and will eventually return, making it easy to find them if they are sought after.

靜易動難坐空，則必無尋路。用爻不動，其人易尋。動則遷徙無常，指東言西，或更名改姓，必難尋獲。若落空亡，杳無蹤跡；動入空亡，逃後必死，亦有大難。有故空亡，恐人察識，遂深避之；無故空亡，必有歸日。

The useful god is easy to find when it is still, but difficult to track when it moves. If it is located in an empty place, there is no way to find it. When the useful god remains still, the person is easy to find; but once it moves, the person becomes unpredictable, moving from one place to another, or even changing their name and surname, making it very hard to locate. If the useful god falls into an empty place, there is no trace of it; if it moves into an empty place, after fleeing it will surely die, and this indicates great danger. An empty place with a reason is feared to be recognized, so the person hides even deeper; an empty place without a reason will eventually return.

合起合住，若非容隱即相留；靜爻逢合則合起，動爻逢合則合住。若日辰動爻合起主象，必有窩藏容隱在家者，卒難尋覓；如被合住，則有人相留在家，不致放竄也。要知相留容隱之人，以合爻定之。如子孫為僧道，官鬼為巡捕類。合爻與世沖剋，決不來報。

The useful god being combined or blocked is either because someone is hiding him or someone is keeping him at home. A static line being combined is called "combined and hidden," while a moving line being combined is called "combined and blocked." If the day branch or a moving line combines and hides the main subject, it means someone is hiding him at home and he is difficult to find. If he is blocked, it means someone is keeping him at home, so he won't be wandering anymore. To know who is hiding or keeping him, look at the line that is combining. For example, if it is the children line, it refers to monks or Taoist priests; if it is the official ghost line, it refers to police or patrol officers. If the combining line conflicts or clashes with the world line, then that person will not come to report the matter.

沖動沖開，不是使令當敗露。靜爻逢沖為沖動，動爻逢沖為沖開。用爻遇動爻日辰沖動，家中必有人使令逃亡者。如父是尊長，財是妻妾類。若被沖開，有人喝破，去後必當敗露。沖爻是兄，或化兄，必被索詐財物。更帶刑爻，或加蛇虎，仍被鞭撻。動空化空，終必釋放。

The useful god being disturbed or opened indicates that either someone in the family is forcing him to leave, or his whereabouts are about to be revealed. A static line being affected by a clash is called "disturbing," and a moving line being affected by a clash is called "opening." If the useful god is disturbed or opened by a moving line or the day branch, someone in the family must be forcing him to run away: if the line being clashed with is parents, it refers to an elder; if it is wealth, it refers to wife or concubine. If it is opened, someone has exposed him, and after he runs away, his actions will surely be revealed. If the line being clashed with is siblings, or if it transforms into siblings, he will certainly be cheated of money; if it also carries a punishment line, or if it includes "Teng Sha" or "Bai Hu," he will also be beaten. If the useful god moves but falls into an empty position or transforms into an empty position, he will eventually be released.

動爻刑剋，有人阻彼登程；日建生扶，有伴糾他同去。用爻遇動爻，日辰相剋，必被他人責打；逢沖，被人喝破；遇克，被人捉住。有扶有並，有人同去；有生有合，有人糾他同去。以上刑剋等爻，與世有情，必來報我；與世無緣，雖阻何益？若在五爻，宜路上候之。

A moving line that harms the useful god indicates someone is preventing him from going; the day branch that supports the useful god suggests a companion is inviting him to go together. If the useful god is harmed by a moving line or the day branch, he will certainly be beaten by others; if it is in conflict, it means he will be exposed; if it is harmed, it means he will be caught. If there is support and combination, it means someone is accompanying him; if there is generation and combination, it means someone is inviting him to go together. All these lines that involve harm and conflict, if they are in harmony with the world line, will certainly come to inform me; if they are not in harmony with the world line, then even though they hinder, they have no effect on me. If these lines fall on the fifth line, they will be waiting for him on the way.

間爻作合，原中必定知情；間爻為原保人，無保以鄰里斷之。如與用爻相合，必知其情；更與世爻沖剋，必是此人誘去。空合或化空亡，始雖知情，今卻不知其去也。世應相沖，路上須當撞見。世應俱動相沖，途中必然撞見，用爻與世動沖，亦然。世爻動克用爻，或世旺應衰，必然擒拿；應旺世衰，或用爻克世，雖能遇見，不能捕之。

The intermediate line and the useful god form a harmonious relationship, indicating that the person who originally protected the matter must certainly be aware of it. The intermediate line represents the person who protected the matter; if there is no protector, then the neighbors are considered. If the intermediate line harmonizes with the useful god, it certainly means that the person knows the details; if it also clashes with the world line, then it is certain that this person led the other away. If the harmony is empty or transforms into a void, then it means that although they were aware at first, they now do not know where the person has gone. "When the world and response lines clash, one will certainly meet the person on the way" means that if both the world and response lines are activated and clash, one will certainly meet the person on the way; if the useful god and the world line are activated and clash, it is the same. If the world line is activated and attacks the useful god, or if the world line is strong and the response line is weak, then the person will certainly be captured; if the response line is strong and the world line is weak, or if the useful god attacks the world line, then although one may meet the person, they will not be able to capture them.

無沖無破，居六位則一去不回；有克有生，在五爻則半途仍走。用爻不受刑沖剋害，又不生合世爻，而世爻不克應者，是逃者不思歸，尋者不得見，乃一去不回之象。若動爻日辰剋制用爻，是可擒之象。若遇變出之爻，反生合用爻者，主捕後仍被逃走。在五爻，途中斷；在內卦，到家斷；持世爻，則捕歸而復逃也。

The useful god is not attacked or broken and is located in the sixth line, which indicates it will not return; if it is both attacked and supported and is located in the fifth line, it will run away halfway. If the useful god is not harmed by刑, 冲, 克, or 害, and does not generate or harmonise with the world line, and the world line does not attack the response line, this indicates that the person who ran away does not want to return and the person who is looking for him cannot be found, which is an image of one who does not return. If the moving line or the day branch can control the useful god, it indicates the person can be captured; but if the transformed line instead generates or harmonises with the useful god, it indicates that after being captured, the person will escape again. If this situation is in the fifth line, it is judged as running away halfway; if it is in the inner trigram, it is judged as running away after arriving home; if the useful god holds the world line, it is judged as being captured and then escaping again.

主象化出主象，歸亦難留；卦有用爻，不宜再化出來，謂化去，必難捕獲；若被世爻動爻日辰剋制，庶可尋覓。但捉歸之後，亦不久留。本宮化入本宮，去應不遠。本宮仍化本宮卦，其人逃在本處地方，必不遠出別境；若用爻在他宮動，而又化入他宮者，遠去他方，不在本鄉也。

The main image also transforms into another main image, and even if someone captures it, they cannot keep it. If the divination already contains the useful god, it is not suitable for another transformation to appear, which is called "transforming away," and it will certainly be difficult to capture; if it is restrained by the world line, the moving line, or the day branch, it iswith difficulty possible to find it, but once captured, it will not stay long. "The transformation within the same palace remains within the same palace" means that the divination remains in the same palace, so the person will stay locally and certainly not go far; if the useful god is activated in another palace and transforms into another palace, then the person has left the area and is no longer in the original place.

歸魂卦用仍生合，不捕而自回；游魂卦應又交重，能潛而會遁。凡遇歸魂卦，其人有還鄉意。若世應比和生合，或主象生合世爻者，必自歸，尋之亦易見。惟遇游魂卦，其人必無存心，決不思歸。更若應爻發動，必能東遷西徙，隱諱實跡。能潛會遁，尋之必難見面。若得世爻旺動克應，日辰動爻制伏主象，庶可尋獲，亦不費力。

In a returning soul hexagram, the useful god comes to generate and harmonize with the world line, so there is no need to search for him himself; he will return on his own. In a wandering soul hexagram, the response line again 'intersects' and 'repeats' its movement, and he is skilled at hiding and fleeing. Whenever a returning soul hexagram occurs, the person has the intention to return home. If the world and response lines are like and harmonious, or if the main image generates and harmonizes with the world line, he will certainly return on his own, and it will be easy to find him. However, when encountering a wandering soul hexagram, the person has no intention to return and will not think of coming back. If the response line also moves, he will certainly move from place to place, hiding his true whereabouts, capable of both concealment and evasion, making it difficult to find him. However, if the world line is prosperous and strong and moves to overcome the response line, and if the day branch and moving line restrain the main image, he can still be found, and it will not be very difficult.

世克應爻，任爾潛身終見獲；應傷世位，縱然對面不相逢。世克應，是我制住他，去不甚遠，尋之易見；應克世，是他得志，去有自由之象，尋之難見。父母空亡，杳無音信；父母必有信，動空化空，皆是虛信；旺相空亡，半真半假；休囚空亡，杳無音信。父化父，或兩父動，必有兩處人來報信。若遇日辰合住，必被人阻，不能來報。用爻化父，或卦無用爻，而遇父母化出，當出招子候緝，然後有信。

The world line is strong and controls the response line, so no matter where the response line hides, it will eventually be captured; the response line harms the world line, so even if it passes by face to face, it cannot be recognized. When the world line controls the response line, it means I have captured it, so it cannot run far and is easy to find; when the response line controls the world line, it means the other side is strong, so it can come or go freely, making it hard to find. "Parents are empty and there is no news" means the parents line is empty, so there is no news at all. The parents line usually represents news, so if it moves and falls into emptiness or transforms into emptiness, it is false news. If it is prosperous and strong but falls into emptiness, it is half true and half false; if it is weak and confined and falls into emptiness, then it is truly without any news. If the parents line transforms into another parents line, or if two parents lines are active, there will certainly be two people coming to report. If the parents line is combined with the day branch, it means the messenger is blocked and cannot arrive. If the useful god transforms into the parents line, or if the useful god is not present but the parents line transforms into it, then one should issue a reward notice and wait for the search, and then there will be news.

子孫發動，當有維持。子孫臨身世，則好去好回，自然順利。如在旁爻動，或繫日辰生合世爻，必有維持調護之人。縱有逆事，不能為害。眾殺傷身，切恐反遭刑辱；動變月日，刑沖剋害世爻者，眾殺傷身也，須防反遭刑辱；得世爻空避，庶可脫免其禍。

The "Children" line moves, naturally there will be someone who supports from the middle. If the "Children" line is adjacent to the "World Line" and the "Self Line," then going out smoothly and returning smoothly, everything will naturally go smoothly. If it moves from another line, or if the "Day Branch" brings it to harmonize and support the "World Line," certainly someone will support and mediate; even if encountering something not going smoothly, it will not harm the person. "Many Killings Harm the Self" refers to manyInauspicious Sha (malevolent influences) harming the "Self Line." One should be afraid that instead, one will suffer punishment: if the moving line, changing line, month builder, and day branch all刑 (injure), 冲 (conflict), 克 (overcome), and 害 (harm) the "Self Line," this is called "many凶煞 harm the self," one must beware of failing to find someone and instead suffering punishment; at this time, if the "Self Line" falls into an empty position, one can avoid disaster.

動兄持世，必然廣費資財。兄弟持世，費財可尋。旺相發動，必然廣費資財；若加玄武乘旺動克，須防有人劫騙。世化兄，自家失脫；世臨無故自空，亦有遺亡之患。父動變官，必得公人捕捉；卦中父化官，官化父，或官父俱動，必須興詞，告官差捕，然後可獲也。

When the brothers' line moves and holds the world line, it definitely indicates a major loss of wealth. If the brothers hold the world line, money can only be regained by spending it. If the brothers are prosperous and strong and move, there will certainly be a great expenditure of resources. If this is further compounded by the Black Tortoise line moving strongly and attacking, one must also be cautious of someone taking advantage and committing theft. If the world line transforms into brothers, it indicates that something belonging to oneself is lost. If the world line falls into emptiness without cause, there is also a risk of loss. The phrase 'if the father line moves and transforms into an official ghost, one must seek the help of officials to capture' means that when the father line moves and transforms into an official ghost, or when the official ghost and father lines both move, it is necessary to report the case to the authorities and have officers search for the person before they can be captured.

世投入墓，須防窩主拘留。凡遇凶卦，而世入墓者，必有反被拘留之辱；卦吉而遇此象，則尋見之後，身有災病。世應比和不空，必潛於此；凡卜逃人在此處否，須得世應生合比和，用爻出現不空，必在此處。若用爻或空或伏，或被日辰動爻刑剋，其人決不敢往。兄弟獨發，亦不在此處。若用爻變出之爻，與應爻作合，或與日辰相合，必曾潛住於此，則轉移他處矣。世應空亡獨發，徒費乎心。逃亡世空，去尋不成；應空，尋亦不見。世應俱空，必主空回，決無尋處。兄弟獨發，虛詐不實，亦不見也。但能索隱探幽，何慮深潛遠遁？

The world line is buried in the grave, so one must beware of being detained by the master of the grave. When encountering an evil hexagram and the world line is buried, there will certainly be humiliation and detention; if the hexagram is originally good but this situation appears, it means that after finding the person, there will be illness or misfortune. "If the world and response lines are harmonious and not empty, the person must be hidden here" refers to divining whether someone is hidden in a certain place. When divining if a person who has run away is here, the world and response lines must generate and harmonize, the useful god must appear and not be empty, then the person must be here. If the useful god is empty or hidden, or if it is harmed by the day branch or moving line, the person will certainly not come here; if only the siblings line is active, the person is not here. If the transformed line of the useful god combines with the response line or combines with the day branch, it means the person was once hidden here but has now moved elsewhere. "If the world and response lines are empty and only the siblings line is active, it is a waste of effort" means that effort is wasted. If the world line is empty, searching will be in vain; if the response line is empty, searching will not find the person; if both the world and response lines are empty, one will certainly return empty-handed, with no place to search. If only the siblings line is active, it is false and not real, and the person will not be found. In the end, as long as one can search deeply and explore subtly, how can one worry about the person being hidden deeply or escaping far away?